The Masque of the Red Death
Edgar Allen Poe
4/26/12
"The Masque of the Red Death" is a Gothic tale by Edgar Allan Poe written in
1842. It is generally accepted to be an allegory about man’s futile attempts to
stave off death. The Red Death is a fictional disease, likely to be based on tuberculosis, which killed members of Poe’s family.
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4/26/12
"The Masque of the Red Death" is a Gothic tale by Edgar Allan Poe written in
1842. It is generally accepted to be an allegory about man’s futile attempts to
stave off death. The Red Death is a fictional disease, likely to be based on tuberculosis, which killed members of Poe’s family.
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